8 GIF Stretching Animations to Improve Flexibility, Promote Waste Removal

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As the saying goes, 'Every inch of muscle lengthens, ten years longer life',

When we were born, our body flexibility is the best, and as we age, our body flexibility will decline. When we are in an elderly state, our bodies will become more and more stiff, and many actions cannot be completed.

People who engage in dance sports regularly often stretch meridians and bones, which keeps the body flexible and the muscle elasticity. Their flexibility tends to be well maintained.

If you lack long-term exercise training, your body will inevitably age and become stiff, especially people who sit for a long time, their joints will accelerate hardening, and various spinal and joint diseases will appear.

To persist in stretching training, it can not only improve the body flexibility but also accelerate blood circulation, promote the discharge of body waste, help you improve constipation. Stretching training can also improve sleep quality, dispel waist and back pain, and relieve fatigue. It can also revitalize the body.

Many fitness enthusiasts perform stretching warm-up before formal training to quickly enter the state of exercise and avoid injury during formal training. They perform stretching relaxation after exercise to avoid muscle congestion, promote muscle repair, and relieve muscle soreness.

However, whether you exercise or not, stretching training is an exercise that you should do. To persist in stretching training, it can help you improve your health index and prolong your life.

Share a GIF stretching exercise animation, you can do it at home, and it only takes 15 minutes each time. Long-term persistence will bring a big difference to your health!

1Back W-shaped stretch

This action is similar to pull-ups. We do it without hands. Remember to sink your shoulders and try to make your back exert force. Do 10-15 times.

2Neck rotation stretch

This action is to move the neck to relieve the stiffness and soreness of the neck caused by long-term sitting and working.

Turn clockwise and counterclockwise for 5 circles each, and don't move too quickly.

3Side waist stretch

Stand up straight, with your legs open and your arms crossed, move your upper body to bend down and twist to the left and right, 10 times on each side.

4Kneeling leg stretching

As shown in the picture, grab your right foot with your right hand, so that your calf approaches your thigh, effectively stretching the quadriceps and hamstring muscles. Hold the action for 4-5s, and do 5-6 times on each side.

5Inner thigh stretching

Sitting state, let the feet face each other, bend the knees outward, stretch the inner thigh muscles. Hold the action for 5s, and do 5 times.

6Elbow bent arm stretching

This action is done in the back of the neck. Bend one arm at the elbow, and use the other hand to grab the arm bent at the elbow. Do 5 times.

7Leg stretching

You can lean against a support, standing up straight, then lift one small leg and bend your knee towards your back, so that your thigh and calf are superimposed. Effectively stretch the quadriceps and hamstring muscles. Hold the action for 5s, and do 5 times on each side.

8Downward press leg back stretching